Joseph Rippe Sr., who earned both his undergraduate business degree and MBA from Xavier, and was a longtime member of the University's Board of Trustees, died on Wednesday, July 30, at the age of 65. He was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, and died of complications resulting from that battle.

"My father was a giver," Joe’s son and business partner Brent Rippe said in the announcement. “If you needed him, no matter if you were a client, employee, friend, charity or just someone looking for help, he would bend over backwards to extend his knowledge and resources to work to achieve your goals. That was what made him a great business man. Together my family, the company and everyone he touched celebrate the amazing person he was.”